Two large wildfires classified as out of control by provincial authorities have burned more than 1,650 hectares of forest to the east and west of Lac La Biche County—causing highway closings and reportedly destroying homes and a business.
May 15, 2012 05:00 pm | Josh Marcellin & Rob Mckinley
May 15, 2012 05:00 pm | Andrew Whitson
Drivers are being asked to slow down and the government is being pressured to speed up the twinning of Highway 63 after seven people died in a nightmarish crash on Highway 63 last month.
May 08, 2012 06:41 pm | Josh Marcellin
Architects revealed their ambitious plans for the new high school at the Bold Center last week, showcasing a building that incorporates Lac La Biche’s bountiful natural beauty and sunlight.
May 08, 2012 06:40 pm | Andrew Whitson
Are northern Alberta’s oil sands compromising the environmental protection of the whole country? That’s what environmental groups are asking after the federal government proposed changes that would alter the way Canada’s lakes, streams, rivers, and...
May 08, 2012 06:41 pm | Josh Marcellin
After months of planning, delays, and public consultations, Lac La Biche County Council recently passed the 2012 operating and capital budgets worth more than $96 million.
May 08, 2012 06:40 pm | Josh Marcellin
Defeated local MLA Ray Danyluk will be walking away from his 11 years in the public eye with over half a million dollars in severance pay – but new provincial politicians won’t be getting nearly as big a golden handshake if new recommendations for...
May 08, 2012 06:40 pm | Josh Marcellin
Good Friday proved busy for the Boyle Integrated Traffic Services Unit
May 01, 2012 06:00 am
After representing the Lac La Biche-St.Paul-Two Hills riding for 11 years, Progressive Conservative politician Ray Danyluk was unseated by Wildrose’s Shayne Saskiw on the provincial election April 23.
May 01, 2012 01:56 pm | Alina Smirnova
The Plamondon and Lac La Biche taekwondo clubs recently raised more than $6,000 for the local women’s shelter.
May 01, 2012 01:55 pm | Alina Smirnova
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May 01, 2012 01:56 pm | Andrew Whitson & Alina Smirnova
Seven people are dead and two others are in hospital after a head-on collision north of Wandering River last Friday that locals are calling “horrific.”
May 01, 2012 01:56 pm | Josh Marcellin
May 01, 2012 01:55 pm | Andrew Whitson
The Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills constituency has seen the most change in the provincial election, and the entire northeast of Alberta is also showing a new political landscape after Monday night's vote.
Apr 24, 2012 06:00 am
